On the second day of WSM 2007, favorites Phil Pfister and Mariusz Pudzianowski showed why each of them has been WSM before.

Hercules Hold

World record holder disappoints

The first event of the day was the Hercules Hold. Athletes had to hold on to two pillars, weighing 353 pounds each, for as long as they could. Pudzianowski lasted for 46 seconds. The current world record holder Tarmo Mitt from Estonia couldn't keep up to the high expactations as he had to let go after 52 seconds.

Phil Pfister on the other hand had an excellent event. He held on to the pillars for 58 seconds only to be beaten by a newcomer.

Florian Trimpl surprised many

Germany's Florian Trimple put on the performance of the day as he was able to stop the pillars from falling for just over 60 seconds. Asked, if he was surpised by the great result, he replied: "No I was not surprised. I knew I could do it. My goal was one minute and I reached it." And nobody else was able to top that mark.

Overhead Log Lift

The polish champ is at it again

After the lunch break the strongmen had to give their best at the Overhead Log Lift. Only two of the five groups were taking part. The participants had to make as many repetitions as possible, pushing up a log weighing 275 pounds. The winner was Mariusz Pudzianowski with an impressive result of 18 reps. Three other athletes, naming Magnus Samuelsson, Boris Haraldsson and James Marku accomplished the second best score of 13 repititions.

Tomorrow we will be at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The events will start at 9 a.m.